Mechanical stoker.



No. 889,990. PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908.

H. P. TIPPETT.

MECHANICAL STOKERQ APPLIQATION TILED SEPT. 18, 1905.

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MECHANICAL STOKBR.

\ APPLICATION FILED SEPT.18,1905.

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O- 889,990. b I PATENTED JUNE 9, 1908.

H. P.-TIPPETT.

, MECHANICAL STOKER.

APPLICATION 11.21) SEPT.1B, 1905.

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BY I (I 1, I W

ATTORNEYS HAROLD'P. TIPPEIT, or COLUMBUS, onro.

MECHANICAL s'roksa.

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAROLD P. TIPPETT, citizen of\the.United States, residing at C0- lumbus, in the county of Franklin and State of.()hio, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Mechanical Stokers, of which the following is a specification.

' My invention relates to new and useful improvements in mechanical stokers.

This invention has for its object more par- I lticularly 'c'ertainiimprovements in the construction'. of the mechanical stoker forming the subjectmatterof the patent of Morris B.

:Brewster, issued Nov. 7th, 1905, No. 803,805,

but while differing somewhat in construction, involves the same fundamental principle.

Amon the novel features are the provision of i h and low pressure. cushioning means; a istrib'uting table; and provision for first delivering the fuel to the distributing table .and then subjecting the fuel to a steam blast to effect the distribution, thus allowing the fuel to arrive at the table' prior to the steam blast, thereby preventing excess steam in the combustion chamber.

Another feature resides 1n means arranged 4 in the-blast pipe whereby the passage of lating bucket and its operating means wheresteam to the manifold and ejector ma T be regulated according to the pressure, without changing the adjustment of the valves controlling the individualxjets of the ejector.

- Still another point is set forth in the oscilby a mpact and el'licient device is had.

. Fina ly the object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which will occupy a comparatively small space, and be strong and'durable and whose parts will not beliable to get out of working order. I

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel details of construction and operation, a preferable embodiment of which is described in the specification and illustrated, in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a partial vertical sectional view of the front end of a furnace, showin my im proved mechanical Stoker in side .e evationarranged thereon, Fig. 2 is a similar view to Fig/1, showing the opposite side of. the stoker, Fig. .3 is a'front elevation with the hopper removed, thebucket and its support bem shown' in vertical section, Fig. 4 is a vertica sectional view taken on the line 9; no of Fig. 3, Fig. 25 is a vertical sectional viewtfirough one Specification of, Letters Patent.

Application filed September 18, 1905. Serial No. 278,846.

, Patented June 9,1908.

of the steam cylinders, taken on the line 2 z of Fig. 7, Fi 6 is a similar view taken on the line a a of hi 7, Fig. 7 is a cross sectional 'view of one o the steam cylinders taken on theliney y of Fig. 5 and looking'in the direction of. the arrow,Fig. 8 is a plan view of the ejector and the manifold, Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view of the piston valve, 0, ortion i ofthe piston and its operating cran being shown in elevation, Fig. 10 is a like view taken at right angles thereto, and, 11 is a vertical sectional view of the. manifold taken on the line 0 c of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the double front wall of a furnace which is generally arranged on an incline, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. The furnace is provided with the usual fuel opening 2 about which is arranged the door frame 3 on which a fire door 4 is swingingly mounted. Arran ed above the fire door some distance is a uel feeding hopper or compartment 5 su ported from the front wall 1 by an angular racket or frame 6 at its upper portlonQ At the lower end of the hop er, a valve or bucket casing 10 is provided so as to su port the hopper and have,communicationt erewith, the said casing being itself supported upon the door-frame 3 and having a brace 7 ex.- tending to the front wall 1 and suitably connected therewith. Beneath the bucket casing and havin communication therewith is a downward y curved and inclined discharge chute 11. This chute is preferably supported on the door, 4 and formed integral therewith, so that it may be swun with the same to permit free access to the oor frame 3 and the fuel 0 ening 2. The bucket casing is provided wit 1 an inner annular bore so as to receive a cylindrical valve or bucket 12,- the said buckefbeing formed at each end with hollow trunnions 13 which are supported in annular bearing collars 14 formed ateach end of the casing. The bucket while cylindrical in form has about oneethird of its periphery cut away, so that the fiiel from the iopper will readily enter it. In its normal or loading position the bucket has-\one edge or end of its cylindrical wall terminating ,flush with the rear wall 8 of the hopper 5,

while the opposite end or edge of t e wall terminates some distance below the o ening in the casing and is reduced so as to orm a shearing. edge'as indicated at 9 in Fig. 4. This shearing edge is provided so as to cut per" and (permit the bucket to be rotated or oscillate and by positioningthe shearing edge at the point tents into. the chute ll and at the same time close the'lower end of the hopper or in other ords, attain its unloading or discharging position The fuel delivered into the chute 1] passes down the same by gravity through thedoor-frame 3 and the fuel opening 2 on to the fuel distributing table from which it willbe distributed to the various parts of the. combustion chamber or fuel boX' not shown, the said distribution being accomplished by means of a fluid'underpressure, as will be hereinafter described.

' For the purpose of operating the fuel bucket 12, I rovide a pair of steam cylinders 16 supporter over the ends of the bucket casing by means of integral brackets IZsecured to the rear side of the vertical hopper Wall 8.

Eachof the c linders 16 is provi ed with an elongated hol ow piston head 18 suitably secure-d on the end of a piston rod 19 which projects beyond "the lower end of the cylinder as clearly set forth in Figs. 5 and 6. The

lower end of each piston rod 19 is secured to the upper end of a rack bar 20. The rack bars 20 are sditablysupported so as to reciprdcate in guides 21 formed on the rear sides of the bearingcollars Hand to engage with mutilated gears formed in the outer peripheries of the trunnions 13. The arts are so positioned that when the piston leads 18 are at the end of their upward strokes, the

lower portion of the rack bars 20 will be in en-' gagement with the gears 22 and the bucket in its loading position as shown in Fig. 4. By this arrangement the bucket will be inverted by the downward strokes of the piston heads,

so that the weight of the arts is utilized in inverting the bucket and s caring ofi the coal at the bottom of the hopper, it-being appar'. cut that if the piston head were not he c up by steam pressure, they would fall by gravity. It has been foun-ril that in order to pre vent undue vibration and shock, the. piston heads should be cushioned at each end of their strokes and with this object in view, I have provided on each cylinder enlargements 23 which extend on opposite sides from the central portion to each end clearly shown in Fig. 5. Passages 24 are provided in these enlargements extending to the bore of the c linder and positioned on opposite sides so that one passage is always covered by the piston head and the othercxposcd when the. piston head approaches the end of its stroke so as to-have communication with the interior of the cylinder. It might be here stated that as the cylinders It'rand their parts are ofthe same construction, a description of one .berb the I will sufiice for both. The passages 24 ter-, minate in valve chambers 25 ineach of which is, arranged a suitable check valve 26 seating toward the passa e and held in osition by a. spring cap 27. S ort ports 28 ead from the valve chamber to the cylinder. Steam enter-' ing either of the der, will pass to t e vs vs chamber 25 unseat the valvej26 against the pressure of itsspring ports 28, thus coming in front of the piston read and cushioning the same at the end of its stroke. The back pressure or compression of the steam admitted in thiswa will assist the spring cap in seating the va ve 26 of the live steam admitted o the valve chamlpassage 24. The piston head'isof such: e'ngt 1 as to keep the passages 24 covered during the greater portion of the stroke," so that one of the passages 24 is uncoveredlor exposed just-before the-piston reaches. the end of its stroke, to permit just enough steam to pass through'the assa' e 24 intofthe valve chamber 25 and t roug the port 28 to cushion the piston at the extreme end of its stroke. This final cushioning action follows a general cushioning of the piston which will be hereinafter described. 7

For supplying and exhausting steam to the cylinder, provide on one side at each end thereof and preferably at right angles to the cushioning enlargements, valve chambers 29 (see Fi s. 6 and 7). The valve chambers 29 are eac formed with ports 30 into which the ports 30, ports 32 are provided in the wall of the cylinder so as to establish communication between the interiorof the cylinder and the valve chamber, the said ports bein arcylinder, while at each. extreme end of the cylinder, ports 33 are provided through the. wall of the cylinder having communication with the valve chamber 29. In each of the valve chambers 29 a suitable check valve 34 is provided seating toward the ports 30and 32 and held in osition by a spring cap 35", so

that fluid um er pressure entering through either of the ports 30 will unseat the valve and pass through the port 33 into the cylinder,

while a fluid under ressure passing from the cylinder through either of the ports 33 will merel hold the check valve 34 to its seat and g thus e confined. The ports 30 alternately j act as inlet ports and exhaust ports, the at l rnissionand exhaustion of the steam through thcsaid ports being controlled by means hereinafter'described.

Referring to Fig. 6, the piston head 18 is l shown at the end of its downward stroke and the port 32 of the lower valve chamber closedby the piston. Steam entering through the port 30 unscats the valve 34 and passes l through the port 33 behind the piston, the

cap 27 and reenter the cylinder by way of 1the 7 pass es 24 from the cylin and holding it to its seat against the pressure branch pipes 31 are introduced. Adjacent ranged some distance from each end 0 .the I 1 with integralp I iston valve latter being cut away for that purpose. Steam entering behind the piston drives the same u ward'until theport 32. is uncovered when the steam will cease to pass by the valve-34 t1 d' 88S directly out throughthe porti32. t e piston head 18-isforced upward, the" exhaust-steam passes out through the ports 32 and'30 of the upper valve cham .ber 29, .imtil the piston head 7 reaches and passes the port-32 which will thus be closed. After the piston passes the upper port 32, a gradual cushion is produced during the remainder ofthe upward movement; the nipper valve 34 being held to its-seat by t e pressure and the cushion thus maintained. At'thc extreme end of the upward movement, the upper passage 24 is uncovered and live steam' admitted above. the piston to effect the final cushioning h'ereinbefore described. Steam is now admitted through the upper port 30 and passes by the upper valve 34 unseating. the same and enters the cylinder above the piston through the upper port 33 thus forcing. the piston downward, the same operations taking place as on the upward stroke of the piston. Controlling means comprising a piston valve cylinder 35 is arranged between the cylinders 16. The-piston valve cylinder 35 is formed at its upper and lower front lplortions ate brackets 36 w 'ch are suitablyengaged with the rear wall 8 of the hopper for supporting the said cylinder in place. Thebranch pipes 31 hereinbefore described having communication with the ports 30 of the valve chambers 29, are extended'and positioned so, that those extending from the lower 'valve chambers will communica'telwith a shgrt horizontal pipe 37 entering a port 38 provided in the rear side of the cyliruler-35 and slightly below the center thereof; while those extending from the upyum chamberswillterminate in a-couping339 which is arrangedo'n the end of a short pipe 40 extending forwardly and entering a port 41 rovided immediately over the and s ightly below the upper end of I c linder. At one side the is r valve c lind e'r is proyid'ed with a port 2"aniiajnip e 43 into which is inserted the lower icuryerf end of a vertical steam sup 1y pipe 14. In the upper head-of. the cylin er, anexhaus'tport45 is provided and an exhaustfpipe 46 is threaded into the head .so as to haveco'mmunication with the saidort.. Below'tl'i'e port 38, but some distance a ove the'lowerjend of the cylinder 35, a port 47 is rovid'edfwhile a screw threaded nipple '48 is ormed about the port. A horizontal blast 69 pipe'49fextends from the ni ple behind and eyond the-right hand cylin er 16, as shown in Fig.3. The blast pipe comprises a ven- -tical portion communicating with the. hon- I zonta portion-at its upper'end and having;

T785 communication with another horizontal pore;

tion atits lower end, the said lower horizontal portion entering a manifold'50 arranged below the fire door and supported on thedoor frame 3. In the vertical portion of the blast pipe a globe valve 51 is arranged, so that the.

'amountof steam passing down through the blast pipe may be regulated or controlled. The. manifold 50 as-more-cle'arly shown in Fi s: S and-11 is provided with a pluralityof valve stems 52 which pass through a common supply chamber 53-, into which the steam is delivered from the blast pipe 49. Short vertical passages 54 extend'upwardly from the chamber 53 and into the lower ends of these passages the valve stems 52enter, being arranged to either close the passages or to open them as desired, so-that the quantity of steam admitted into each passage may be independently.regulated orcontrolled. Each passage terminates at its upper end zontal opening or passage 55.

The manifold is secured to the outer face of an ejector 56 by means of screw bolts 57.

n a hori- The ejector is formed with a surrounding fi'an 'e 58which is secured to the inner side of the oor frame 3sothata portion of the ejec- That portion of the ejector exmanifold, The ejector is arranged so that I its outermost jets extend over the inner edge I of the fuel distributing table 15 hereinbefore referred to. The fuel table 15 is supported from the inner side of thedouble wall 1 at the lower edge of-the fuel. opening 2 and is rovided with a dished upper surface 61. he jets being arran ed at different an les or differently directe as described, Wil eject the steam against the fuel which is-received on the table so as to scatter'the same to all parts of the combustion chamber and in various directions, thus evenlyspreading or distributing the same. theforce of the steam or fluid admitted to each passage 60 may be regulated so that the amount of fuel distributed to the different parts of the combustion chamber may be controlled and regulated andsithusthe fuel distributed with respect to the draft of the furnace.

By means of the valves 52- "Again referring to the controlling means or I the piston cylinder 35, itwill be apparent that the entlreoperation of the stoker may be --controlled from this point as thc' steam must first enter into the cylinder through the port 42 befonq; it can be distributedto the cylinders 16 and the blast pipe 49-. I, will now proceed to give a description of the a P r of th controlling means g 72 keye upon a shaft 73.

The. cylinder 35 is provided with a snu ly fitting casing or sleeve 62 which is provi ed with suitable openings or apertures registerin with each of the ports 38, 41, 42 and 47;

lthinthe casing or sleeve, a piston valve 63 is arran ed, sa1d piston valve being somewhat .smal er in diameter than the inner diameter of the casing and having at its upper end a single head 64 and at itslower end adouble head by means of a horizontal port 68 as clearly shown in Fig. 10. A piston rod 69 extends downwardly from the piston valve through the cylinder and carries at its lower end a horizontal cross link 70 in which a wrist pin 71 is adapted to travel, said wrist pin bein carried on the end'of a crank arm The shaft 73 is suitably supported in bearing boxes 74 mounted on the braces 7. At its extreme outer end which projects beyond the left hand cylinder 16 (seeFig. 3) the shaft carries a worm wheel 75 and beyond the worm wheel supports a oke 76 which is engaged at its upper end a out a worm shaft "77, the

said worm shaft being connected and driven by a suitable motor 78 arrangerhon theside of the hopper 5, as clearly shown in Fig- 2. The motor 78 is suitably arranged and o erated so as to be controlled to revolve t 1c shaft 73 at the desired rate of speed; In this way the number of revolutions of the crank 72 and vertical movements or reciprocations of the piston valve 63 in a given time,

. ma be predetermined. l or the purpose of more clearly explaining the o eratlon of the parts, I have divided a comp ete revolution of the crank 72 into four periods or quarters which are indicated by'the dotted lines A-B (see Fig. 9). Referring to Fi 9, the crank 72 is shown at the beginning 0 the top or first quarter, the upper single head 64 of the piston valve just about to uncover the upper port 41 and steam being admitted by the ort 42 between the u iper and lower hea s of the piston valve. might behere stated that at no point during .the stroke of the PlStOll valve is the steam cut off frdm the port 42 or the said port covered, that is, steam 1s being admitted to the cylinder between the iston heads at all times. The parts being 1n these positions, I will now proceed to give a description of the com )lete operation of the Stoker, which is as followsa lhe piston heads 18 being at the upper mills of their 3 and'4, the saic 'on their downward stroke.

by the lines AB.

ssaoeo stroke in the steam cylinder 16, the bucket 12 is in its loadin osition as shown in Figs. gures, however, showin the valve 63 in its position when the cran 72 .is at the middle of its third quarter of a revolution. The position of the piston valve 63 is shown in Fig. 9 With the piston valve in this position, steam isjcut off from theport 47 and the blast pipe 49, the port 38 being also closed. When the piston head moves upward, the ort 38 is opened to the groove 67 of the dou le head 65 of the piston valve, so that the exhaust may pass from the cylinders through the lower ports 32 and 30 of the lower valve chambers 29 b way of the branch ipes 31 to the short orizontal ipe 37 whicli will convey the exhaust from 0th cylinders to the port 38, from which it will pass about the groove 67 through the port 68 and into the vertical passage 66 of the piston valve and from thence up through the cylinder and out the exhaust port 45 to the exhaust pipe 46. As the crank arm be ins to travel the first quarter, the pin 71 trave ing in the cross link 70, will force the piston valve upwardly, thus causing the upper head 64 to uncover the port 41 simultaneously as the lower head 65 uncovers the port 38, thereb permitting the steam om between the hem s to pass out the port 41 to the short pipe 40 into the cou ling 39 and from thence to the upper branc pipes 31, by which it .is carried to the ports 30 of the upper valve chambers 29, unseating the check valves 34 and passing above the pistons 18, thereby starting them The downward stroke of the pistons, causes the'racks 20 to be moved downward and the bucket 12 inverted to its unloading position and thus the charge 'of fuel delivered to the chute 11, from which it will pass by gravity to the table 15, the piston heads continuin on their downward stroke and being C1lSl1]0I10(l at the lower end as hereinbefore described. This condition exists during the passage of the crank arm through the first or to quarter as indicated I would like to call attention at this point, to the fact that the fuel is delivered to the table 15 and given time to arrive at that point before steam is admitted to the ejector 56. When the crank arm 7 2 arrives at the end of the first quarter on the dotted line B, the piston valve will have begun its downward stroke or movement, thus cutting off the supply of steam through theport 41 and from the upper portions of the steam cylinder. Durmg the second quarter movement from the line B to the line A,-'the port 38 is uncovered and steam permitted to pass thcrethrough to the pipe 37, from which it will be conveyed by the-pipes 31 to the ports 30 of the lower valve chambers of the steam cylinders. Steam entering through the orts 30 will unseat or depress the check va vcs 34 and pass by way ofthe ports 33 to the underside of the piston heads, thus starting them on their upward stroke which is carriedout in the manner heretofore described, causing the rack tom quarter of the, revolution of the crank arm 72 continues the. downward movement of the piston valve, so as to uncover the port 47 and allow the steam to pass therethrough to the blast pipe 519 by which it will-baconveyed to the manifold 50) The- .valves 52 having been set, the steam injthe desired quantities is admitted to the opening 55 from I which it will flow into the passages to the jets 59. Thesteame aplngthrou hthe jets will scatter and distriliute the fue from the table 15,.to the variouspartsof the combustion chamber and evenl' (spread the same over the fire bed. Wh'eh the crank 72 1 reaches the center of 'thebottqmfor' third l quarter (as shown in Fig. 4)"the eco valve 30 will beat the extremev end "of it's ower stroke and will 'be carried u-pv'vardduriiigth'e res mainder for the said-quarter, during which remainder, however, the blast port-'47 is maintained open .As-the crank reaches the end of the said uarter, the lower double head of the piston valvecloses the" ort.

47, thus cutting off the supply of steam cm the blast pipe. It will be'noted that during the third 'quartenthe port 38 is open to the steam supply so that steam is conveyed to the lower ends of thesteamcylinders to holdthe piston'heads up and maintain the. bucket. in its loaded position. During thefourth or last quarter of the revolution of the crank 72,

the said port 38 is"- still open, but the-ports 41 and flffclosed, so that th'ep'arts remain inactive. I

' In summingupthejabove 0 erations, it-

will be 'foundth'at during the rst quarter, the pistons are forced pdownward and the load fromthe bucket discharged. During the third --or bottom quarter, steam is dischar ed fromfthe ejectorto distribute the fuel", o n'fthe table. on which it has been al lowed to accumulatefduring the; second quarter, while during thesecond quarter the bucket is returned toits loading position, by the raising -or elevation of the piston heads, in' which position they are maintained through the last part of the second, third and fourth uarters. or through three-fourths of the revo ution of-the'c rank arm 72.

Ihisgto .be. ;ohsorve(l;; that when steam is being admitted into' ei'tlrf' endof the cylin- 'der, through eitl er;tlie"mtrt 32 33, the

.prevente from passing-by way of the I sage 24 'around the pistonhead 18, wichwould occur if the check valves 26 were not check valves -26 in the cushioning chambers 25 will be held to their seats as the steam will pass through theports 28 and merely act to hold the said valves more firmly on their seats. B this arrangement 7 the" steam is 7 provided. It is also to be observed that the gradual cushioning produced' after either of 75 the orts 32 are closed by the piston head, wou d be sufficient to probably cushion the" head and absorb all jar where the device was being operated under :low' ressure, The cushioning passages 24 and-t e valve cham- 0 bers and valves 25 and 26 and the ports 28 could thus be dispensed-with and the suc- I cessful operation of the device inno way F effected. Of course where the stoker is be-[ ing used in connection'with a high pressure 5 boiler furnace, the cushioning passages and.

valves willbe necessary. I

e Attention is called to the specific construe j tionanddispositionof the ejector 56.-' Re ferrin-g to Figs '1 and '4;'it will be noted that. the ejector rests inthefuela o ening '2and doesnot extend ov'er the'tab e15. so that when the charge offueljha's 'beendelivered to the table, the ejector will be beneath-and behind the fuel, thuscausing the steam dis-- charged from the ,jets to distribute the fuel with more precision and some of the jets pro j'ecting be o'nd the others, ldiflerent' points in the b0 y of fuel will be affected bythe steam? discharged and the fuel thus more;

evenly distributed.

Having now full described my invention, what I claim and esire to secure by Letters Patentis, U

1. In a' mechanical stoker, the combinetion with a furnace and the combustion chamber thereof, of means for feeding fuel to the combustion chamber, fluid operated; I means for operating the fuel feeding means fluid pressure means for distributing the fue 11o in the combustion chamber, and fluid controlling means comprising apiston valve cylinder having'a supply port, an exhaust jfimrt, ports havingcommunication-withthe iiid operated meansan'da blast .port having communication with the fl'uid' pressure distributing means, and a piston valveworkin'g in the cylinder, arranged to establish com-' municationfbetween thesupp'lg hlast port and" also arrange exhaust portend the blast-port:

port and the.

cemmum'cation between the supply port and oneo'f the portshaving communication with the fluid operated means andbetween the port and the other port havingconrmunicatio'n'with eaidmeans prior to es'tab 1'25 lishing communicationbetween the supply,"

.2. In a mechamcal stoker, thecomb ination with a furnz'acef and the combust on. chamber thereof, of means forfeeding fuel 130 to establishto the combustion chamber, fluid. operated fluid the combustionchamber, means for control 2.5 ling the supply and exhaust fluid twand means for operating the fuel feeding means,

fluid pressure means for distributing the fuel in the combustion chamber, and fluid controlling means comprising a piston valve cylinder having a supply port, an exhaust port,

ports having communication with the fluid operated means and a blast port having communication with the fluid pressure distributinfi means, a piston valveworking in the cylin er arranged to establish communication between the supply port and the blast port and also to establish communication betweenthe supply port and one of the ports having communication with the fluid operated means and between exhaust port and the other port having communication a with said means prior to establishing communication between the supply port and the blast ort, and means for operating said valve.

3. n a mechanical stok'ir, a combustion chamber, fuel feeding means, fluid operated means for operating said fuel feeding means,

pressure means for distributing fuel in from the fluid operated means and the fluid pressure means, and revolving means operatlng the controlling means to cause the same to supply fluid to the fluidoperated 3 0 i Witnesses:

CARL SroUen'roN, M. B. SonLnY. 

